Parasports couldn’t exist without classifying competitors by their physical and mental limitations. But the process is far from perfect, and a handful of athletes have tried to game the system.
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For trees, growing to maturity involves much more than just reaching upward.
Reduced to its essence, the process of natural selection would look a lot like play.
Pierre de Coubertin hoped to channel the best of the ancient ceremonies into a new tradition that could foster both national pride and international harmony.
Before their demise, both Rex and Bonza had criticised the way airport slots are allocated at Sydney airport, arguing it locked them out of the premium takeoff and landing times needed to compete.
Across the economy, similar things tend to have similar prices. Have these been driven to their lowest natural level by competition? Or are firms abusing market power to charge whatever they want?
Talking about mental health can be difficult for anyone. It’s even harder for athletes, who are expected to exhibit mental toughness.
The Nationals have had a major win in having the opposition commit give the ACCC divestiture powers.
On one hand, the government has just waved through one of the biggest banking mergers of the last 20 years. On the other, they’ve been waving the big stick at Australia’s supermarket oligopoly.
Researchers used AI to analyze photos of Olympic medalists and found that bronze medalists appeared happier than silver medalists. A cognitive process called ‘counterfactual thinking’ may explain why.
Canada’s ongoing economic malaise and decline in living standards are rooted in a constellation of domestic and global challenges.
A Senate enquiry has found both suppliers and customers of our supermarkets are struggling. Regulators have to find a way to rebalance the market, which doesn’t make these groups bear the cost.
The ACCC has prioritised getting timely compensation to affected customers over pursuing the airline on the more serious charge of collecting fees for no service.
Making a jet airline succeed hinges on three key factors – market scale, airport access, and geography. Australia offers new entrants a brutal starting ground on all three.
The Challengers fuses sex and sport to explore our competitive instincts.
The high-profile Indian startup is under pressure from rivals at home and is also preparing to list on the stock exchange.
The government’s proposed merger reforms put the experts in charge. They will allow the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to be the decision-maker, not the courts.
Proposed toughening of the food and grocery code of conduct is long overdue. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will need to be well resourced to properly regulate the sector.
Loyalty schemes can significantly undermine firms’ ability to identify and target their competitors’ customers.
Wall Street and big law firms are famous for their hard-charging, cutthroat work cultures. Here’s one reason they should reconsider.
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Professor, Monash University
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship, University of Guelph
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior research associate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor & Vice-Dean Research, Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics and Lead Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, UJ, University of Johannesburg
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
